Vakhtang Darchinyan (Armenian: Վախթանգ Դարչինյան; born 7 January 1976 in Vanadzor, Armenia) is a professional boxer who is the current WBA, WBC unified Super Flyweight World Champion. Darchinyan was also formerly the IBF and IBO champion of the flyweight division and briefly reigned as the IBF and IBO's super flyweight champion also. He is a southpaw boxer, who currently trains under Billy Hussein, brother of boxers Nedal and Hussein Hussein. Previously, he was trained by former 3-division world champion, Jeff Fenech in Sydney.
Boxing record:
Total fights 37
Wins 34
Wins by KO 27
Losses 2
Draws 1
Amateur Highlights:
• Amateur Record: 158-18, 105 KOs
1994
• Competed at the World Junior Championships in Istanbul, Turkey
o Defeated Kwang Oh Kwon (Korea) 10-8
o Lost to Murad Nadiabov (Uzbekistan) Rsc 2
1997
• World Amateur Championships in Budapest, Hungary, reached quarter finals
o Defeated Erle Wiltshire (Aus) points
o Defeated Robert Ladanyi (Hon) KO
o Lost to Manuel Mantilla (Cuba) points
1998
• Won the Bronze Medal at the European Championships in Minsk, Belarus
o Defeated Carmine Molaro (Negrito) points
o Defeated Muhamed Alija (Mac) points
o Lost to Ilfat Raziapov (Rus) points
• Won the Bronze medal at the World Cup in Beijing, China
o Defeated Hichem Blida (Algeria) KO 4
o Lost to Manuel Mantilla (Cuba) 15-7
• Won the Bronze medal 1998 Goodwill Games in New York
o Defeated Andrei Kozlovsky 18-8
o Defeated Aleksei Artamonov 11-7
o Lost to Roberto Benitez 8-18
1999
• World Amateur Championships in Houston, USA, reached quarter finals
o Defeated Manuel Mantilla (Cuba) 6-4
o Lost to Bulat Jumadilov (Kaz) points
2000
• European Championships in Tampere, Finland
o Lost to Vardan Zakarjan (Germany) points
• Member of the 2000 Armenian Olympic Team as a Flyweight. His results were:
o Defeated opponent (bye)
o Defeated Ilfat Ryazapov (Russia) 20-11
o Lost to Bulat Jumadilov (Kazakstan) 8-15
published: 2006-11-28 13:30:05 last updated:2006-11-28 13:31:37
